United Kingdom · Motion · Early Day Motion
EDM 391
EXPORT CONTROLS LEGISLATION
Introduced
14 February 2000
Last action
14 February 2000 · Early Day Motion
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0
Sponsors
Roger Berry
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14 February 2000
Summary
That this House welcomes the Government's commitment not to sell arms to countries that might use them for internal repression or external aggression; further welcomes the publication of an annual report on strategic exports as a first step towards improved transparency; notes that 15th February is the fourth anniversary of the publication of the Scott Report; is concerned that without new legislation to address the problems identified in the Scott Report and other loopholes in the current control regime, the Government cannot ensure that UK arms transfers do not contribute to human rights violations, fuel conflict or undermine development; and calls on the Government to introduce comprehensive and effective legislation to strengthen the control on strategic exports in the next parliamentary session.
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14 February 2000
Early Day Motion
That this House welcomes the Government's commitment not to sell arms to countries that might use them for internal repression or external aggression; further welcomes the publication of an annual report on strategic exports as a first step towards improved transparency; notes that 15th February is the fourth anniversary of the publication of the Scott Report; is concerned that without new legislation to address the problems identified in the Scott Report and other loopholes in the current control regime, the Government cannot ensure that UK arms transfers do not contribute to human rights violations, fuel conflict or undermine development; and calls on the Government to introduce comprehensive and effective legislation to strengthen the control on strategic exports in the next parliamentary session.
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- Roger Berry · Labour · Primary sponsor
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- Official source: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motions/18851
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- uk · edm-18851 · source updated 14 February 2000